These two fountains, from which springs are collected, were built in1676, when the entire hydraulic system of the Fontaine Royale de Lupine was built, a reservoir fountain situated in the bed of the Charente and was the first Element of the water supply network of the Naval Dockyard of Rochefort. At the beginning of the 20th century, this unique system in France was still in service.
The fountain of the dead is located near the cemetery of the village.